Series synopsis
Choccywoccydoodah is a British documentary television series that premiered on Good Food on March 14, 2011.
The delicious documentary gives exclusive access to the world class shop in Brighton which produces over 7,500 cakes per year, charges up to £9,000 a piece and boasts Madonna, Davina McCall, Hugh Grant, Bob Geldoff, Kylie Minogue, Katie Price and the Scissor Sisters amongst its clientele. Choccywoccydoodah was even responsible for all the chocolate in Tim Burton’s movies including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland.
Premise
The delicious documentary gives exclusive access to the world class shop in Brighton which produces over 7,500 cakes per year, charges up to £9,000 a piece and boasts Madonna, Davina McCall, Hugh Grant, Bob Geldoff, Kylie Minogue, Katie Price and the Scissor Sisters amongst its clientele. Choccywoccydoodah was even responsible for all the chocolate in Tim Burton’s movies including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland.
Episodes
This series spans 8 seasons with 70 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | March 14, 2011 | March 23, 2011 |
| Season 2 | 10 | October 10, 2011 | October 21, 2011 |
| Season 3 | 10 | July 2, 2012 | July 13, 2012 |
| Season 4 | 10 | March 24, 2013 | May 26, 2013 |
| Season 5 | 7 | October 30, 2014 | |
| Season 6 | 0 | ||
| Season 7 | 15 | July 11, 2016 | July 20, 2016 |
| Season 8 | 8 | October 6, 2017 | October 27, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Failure Is Not an Option Meet the team at Choccywoccydoodah and indulge yourself in their chocolate world. These Brighton based bespoke cake makers are infamous for their fantastic creations. This week they’re under pressure to sculpt cakes for a soap star wedding and a glamorous event for prestigious shoes designer, Christian Louboutin. |
March 14, 2011 |
| 2 |
How to Make Cake and Influence People It’s Autumn but Choccywoccydoodah is hotting up - chief cake artist Dave and his ambitious assistant Tom go into battle to come up with two new cakes for tough boss Christine. They then have to create a cake for auction at a glamorous charity event fronted by Davina McCall. |
March 15, 2011 |
| 3 |
I put a spell on you It’s Halloween and the time of year when the team of chocolatier geniuses at Choccywoccydoodah come into their own. They unleash their eccentricity and create wondrous and terrifying chocolate masterpieces, including an extravagant gothic horror inspired cake to be delivered to rock god Alice Cooper. |
March 16, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spring is In the Air | October 10, 2011 |
| 2 | Square Pegs in Round Holes | October 11, 2011 |
| 3 | Queen of Cakes | October 12, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hitting the High Notes | July 2, 2012 |
| 2 | Upstairs Downstairs | July 3, 2012 |
| 3 | Four-Legged Friends | July 4, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starstruck: Making Whoopi | March 24, 2013 |
| 2 |
Starstruck: A Tale of Two Cities Novelist Jackie Collins presents the team of outrageous chocolatiers with a new challenge - to create a life-sized panther cake. |
March 31, 2013 |
| 3 | Starstruck: A Right Royal Knees Up | April 7, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wesley Snipes | September 18, 2014 |
| 2 | Sir Richard Branson | September 25, 2014 |
| 3 | Joan Rivers | October 2, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lions, Tigers and Bears (Oh My!) The chocolate gurus return for more treats. This time the Choccy team run away to the circus as Christine organises a photoshoot. |
July 11, 2016 |
| 2 |
A Royal Appointment New. Another slice of chocolaterie life. The team gets a big order from the Royal Academy, but Dave changes the design without the boss knowing. |
July 11, 2016 |
| 3 |
I Doo Dah New. Shop manager Flick is about to tie the knot and Christine wants to surprise her with ten cakes to celebrate. But can they keep it secret? |
July 12, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spring is in the Air It's Easter and they have to make thousands of seasonal treats to feed the insatiable appetites of their choccyholics! To add to the stress a last-minute order comes in to make Easter eggs for The Paul O'Grady Show. Then new recruit, Ben takes part in an Easter bonnet competition, wearing a hand-made chocolate bonnet. The only problem is with record temperatures it may melt! Back at studio, chief chocolatier Dave works on making a center piece for the Royal window. |
October 6, 2017 |
| 2 |
Fun of the Fair Chief Chocolatier Dave is in his element when he gets to make a vintage cake spectacular for fashion designer Wayne Hemingway. The cake is to be in the spotlight at Hemingway's vintage summer festival at the prestigious Royal Festival Hall. Not to be outdone in the party stakes, Christine decides it's time to have their own end of summer bash for their clients with a chocolate extravaganza at the end of the pier in Brighton. And trainee Rebecca's training period comes to an end with a make or break test. |
October 6, 2017 |
| 3 |
Can't Stand the Heat The temperature's rising and the pressures on for Choccywoccydoodah's creative team as The Observer Food Magazine commissions a tenth anniversary birthday cake for their front cover. Baker boy Jim, gets saddled with creating a cake for a race horse named after a certain Brighton chocolaterie. Christine weaves her magic making some new products to be taste tested by the public. But will the Queen of all things chocolate take on board what they have to say? |
October 13, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Good Food |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 14, 2011 |
| Last aired | May 26, 2013 |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Friday at 11:00:00 |